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Mission: USAAC recruits, accesses, and
initial military training to transform voImd|^
into officers, warrant officers, and enlistei

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We created an organization to transform the
Acce^ j^ ^jProcess

•There are three
operating forces

- Legacy

- Stryker

- Objective

Mix will exist over next three

itetoa cbffik r a t i n g
environment has
changed, demanding a
different soldier

• Operational Army
has

less time to deploy

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Deploy

This requires a soldier
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tasks e &w ^t'e he arrives at
his unit

• Army end strength
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to recruit & train accessions

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Our effort is focused on achieving

this vision...

Provide the Right Soldier,
at the Right Time and
Place, with the Right
Competencies, for the

First Unit of Assignment

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Our First Year...

*Merged USAREC & Cadet Command National Advertising
'Revised Cadre training POIs to cross-train recruiters/drill
'Combined soldier/spouse support systems
'Began integration of information technology systems
'Integrated support to recruiting & training effort

* Accessions Support Brigade

* Strategic Outreach

* Center for Accessions Research

* Information Support Activity

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Our First Year.. .continued

* Set the stage for Initial Military Training
transformation via Objective Force training
strategy and model

Improved standards focus via the assessment
visit progra

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Our First Year.. .continued

Third straight year met all enlisted recruiting goals

Mission Achieved Difference

79,500

28,825

79,585

31,315

+ 85.

+ 2,490

Note: FYCjBffperit

* Exceeded Special Forces direct accessions goal by 13%

(mission 400, achieved 452)

* SROTC enrollment numbers are up --projected to meet
commission mission in FY03 for the first time since
1989

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Our First Year... continued

*Gained 31 corporate & government organizatio
nationally as partnership for youth success (Pa
partners

Connecting to America

- 90 major events across the country

- All American Bowl 03

- Released The Army Game

- Estimated contact with over 10 million Ameri

•Year to date cyber-chat leads converting to
contract with a 10% conversion rate — best eve

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DA Mission
Production

Mission: 3900 Total

Officers

2,925 to the Active Army;

800 to the Reserve
Component

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Our Efforts This Year (FY03)

Expand Outreach: NHRA and NASCAR Partnerships,
Army of One Media Campaign, and Army Game

Transform Training

- Basic Combat Training

- Cadre Training Upgrad

- Human Dimension Lab
Leverage Best Practices

- Tie to commercial sector

- Web-based accessions proces

- Improve Standardization

- Continued Assessments

- Implement Accreditation

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Reserve Component

Accessions

* USAR DEP

* Universal Recruiter Concept Exploration
in FY04

* Command Integration of AC/RC
leadership positions

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Looking Ahead to Objective

Force

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the Objective Force Soldier we need....

A Soldier of character, imbued with a warrior spirit, persuasive

Values INVINCIBLE IN WAR ! Actions

Centerpi ece of Wa rrior

■ Loyalty

■ Duty

- Respect

- Selfless Service

- Honor

- Integrity

- Personal Courage

See first
-Understand first
-Act first
-Finish decisively
.Interacting
-Listen
-Speak

.Improving

Nadarark

-Grow

Characteristics

Warrior ethos Leader potential
Self-disciplined 1 Disciplined initiative

Active team mem b6elf-a ware

Proactive - Dominates situations

Self-motivated - Deployable mindset

Confident - Self-reliant

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Adaptive learner

- Decisive

- Sound judgment

- Versatile

- Expert in warfighting &
use of emerging technoU

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and we are to field the Objective Force

this decade

TODAY

4 Years

2006

2007

2008

Institutional Army Prepared to Field Objective Force S
Start fielding Objective Force Soldiers for the Unit of i
First Objective Force Unit Equipped

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then these are the things we

must do

• Re-look existing processes
and organizations

• Recruit and train a
soldier/leader of significantly
greater capability

• Leverage linkages between
Recruiting, Assessment, Initial
Entry Training, and Initial
Assignments

• Transform the way we train
and assign soldiers

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THE ARMY IS
LIKE A FUNNEL - -
AT THE TOP YOU
POUR IN
DOCTRINE,

RESOURCES,

CONCEPTS,

EQUIPMENT, AND
FACILITIES. AND
OUT THE BOTTOM
COMES ONE LONE

SOLDIER -GENERAL HAROLD K. JOHNSON

WALKING POINT/ former army chief of staff

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